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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:06am On Apr 12, 2025
bemeruca:
Michael Obama's podcast is a colossal failure
Obama endorsed Kamala one week after Biden. He had wanted a preliminary vote at the DNC convention. Biden obviously bitter for having been forced out by Clooney, Schumer, Pelosi and Obama machinations endorsed Kamala.
Had there been a vote at the convention , Mitchell would have emerged as the saviour of the Democrats. She would have won, noting Kamala was a campaign disaster.
America missed a bullet. It's ironic that Obama failures led to two Trump wins. On that score alone Obama is an abject political failure.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:56am On Apr 12, 2025
This gives me hope that the criminal deep staters will be arrested .
A summary of 3 books by Dan Bongino. He knows where the bodies are buried but so far it seems as if some stones are too heavy to lift.

Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump (2019)
Co-authored with D.C. McAllister, it explores the 2016 election.
Bongino alleges Obama and Clinton worked to undermine Trump’s campaign.
The book claims improper surveillance and foreign ties were used.
It details connections between Clinton’s team and opposition research.
FBI and government agency failures are heavily criticized.
Bongino calls it a major political scandal in U.S. history.
The narrative aims to debunk Russian collusion claims.
Facts are presented to counter mainstream media reports.
It’s written for readers skeptical of official narratives.
The book gained traction among conservative audiences.
Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp (2019)
This follow-up to Spygate focuses on the Russia investigation fallout.
Bongino argues the Mueller probe was a partisan “witch hunt.”
He details alleged Deep State tactics to discredit Trump.
The book highlights the FBI’s handling of Michael Flynn’s case.
Adam Schiff and the impeachment trial are critiqued sharply.
Bongino uncovers ties between whistleblowers and anti-Trump figures.
He claims no evidence supported collusion allegations.
The narrative defends Trump’s innocence and calls for accountability.
It’s a New York Times bestseller, noted for bulk sales.
The tone is combative, aimed at exposing corruption.
Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal (2020)
Bongino traces financial trails linked to Trump’s opponents.
He names figures like John Brennan and George Soros in a conspiracy.
The book alleges a coordinated effort to sabotage Trump’s presidency.
It examines the origins of the Russiagate narrative.
Bongino critiques media leaks and government agency abuses.
The COVID-19 outbreak is tied to anti-Trump strategies.
He argues the Deep State aimed to ruin Trump’s re-election.
The writing is intense, with a focus on hidden motives.
It’s the third in his series on Trump-related scandals.
The book appeals to readers seeking alternative political views.



Obrigardo.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:42am On Apr 12, 2025

A donor was reported to have given 53 separate donations to Crockett's campaign that totaled $595 and were made through the ActBlue donations portal. The donations were tied to a 73-year-old Texas resident named Randy Best, however, Best's wife has said that she did not know anything about the donations.


America is one interesting place. Jasmine Crockett who has been in the news negatively of late is being investigated by FEC . There are plenty of such cases involving ActBlue. Many democrats especially in must win seats get suspect money.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:35am On Apr 12, 2025
[quote author=bemeruca post=134948609]So much lies in one video about Obama
Obama has new look . That one of I'm no longer the laid-back housewife married to a famous person, I have my voice
Her 2 podcast have just above 500K views.
Had Biden not endorsed Kamala, she would be the President today.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:25am On Apr 12, 2025
GloriousGbola:
hmm

whites
chinese
muslims

i do declare we have a misanthrope cheesy
I said white people don't like blacks .
They think they are superior to you, whether you are their boss.
Individuals do meet and fall in love though.
Their sense of superiority may be cultural or maybe we give them a reason to look down on us.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Coffee Barrista AOC could land in jail

BREAKING NEWS:
AOC’S ILLEGAL HIRE SCANDAL EXPLODES
🚨 BREAKING: AOC knowingly put an illegal alien—zero work papers, pure lawbreaker—on payroll as her Deputy Communications Director.
AOC IS GOING TO JAIL.
Straight-up violated 8 U.S.C. § 1324a, the fed law banning this


Laws for thee, not for me.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:10am On Apr 12, 2025
Judicial Watch sues Pam Bondi demanding she releases Epstein list.
Sad it has come to this She been on Fox over 70 times.
By now there should have been 2 million indictments, not s single one
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:52am On Apr 12, 2025
IjeBos:
The Trump DOJ is trying to have Smirnov, the Ex-F.B.I. Informant who made up the stories about the Bidens being corrupt released from jail.
I guess it's now clear who told him to lie.
Levels of corruption here.
You believe Biden never engaged in wholesome bribery as head of a criminal family .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRgHdM0WInA

He was gonna go visit his dad, but Hunter got high (ooh)
He thought he had a secret stash, but Hunter got high (la-da-da-da)
The White House got shut down, we all know why (come on, man, yeah-hey)
.....
Hunter got High, Hunter got High, Hunter got High
He was making 80 G's a month (ooh), but Hunter got high (ooh, whoa, ooh)
On a job brotha ain't never done, Hunter got high (la-da-da-da)
He got more LLC's than John Gotti's ex-wife (yeah-hey)
Hunter got high, Hunter got high, Hunter got high
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:47am On Apr 12, 2025
Obama portrait at the WH moved to a different part of the entrance hall Replaced with the Fight fight fight photo

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:39am On Apr 12, 2025
bemeruca:
Watching Bill Maher live as he talks about his visit to the White House.

Raumdeuter, basilico, you got to watch bill maher
Thanks. I'll watch replays later. I know Maher sometimes gets it and makes very witty comments.

In other stories Trump passed a cognitive test that Joe Biden never took.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:30am On Apr 12, 2025
bemeruca:
How is it different from the way they lump trump supporters?
Muslims are good people . The religion is itself a problem to me Serious problems. Many chose to ignore the problematic parts , others follow it without knowing.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:29am On Apr 12, 2025
budaatum:
I'm going to assume you don't know the meaning of hate.

Insert muslim and basilico in Nairaland's search box and see all your post of hatred. Swop Muslim for Chinese and see your hatred for Chinese too.
That's not hatred Muslims are good people. The religion has very many unsavoury teachings.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:06pm On Apr 11, 2025
budaatum:
Really? Tell me about muslims again.
I don't hate Muslims.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:32pm On Apr 11, 2025
feedthenation:
---EU and China start trade talks to stop tariffs---this is not a good sign---and in other caption--- Felon 47 still wants to do trade deals with China---
Give it to Trump. While China has upped the tariffs to 125% ,it's a wait and see

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/10/swiss-pharma-company-announces-23-billion-u-s-investment-days-after-trump-pledged-major-tariff-on-drug-imports/
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:28pm On Apr 11, 2025
GloriousGbola:
You are the one who said he does not like white men

I wrote that whites are never a monolith. Because as you had pro slavery whites. You also had quakers and abolitionists

This thread discusses the west and it's impact on the world. Try to stay on track.
Ok. I hear you.
I don't hate anyone without a reason and I won't lump a whole group for the actions of a few
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:05pm On Apr 11, 2025
GloriousGbola:
this is called whataboutism

do you know there were also white slaves? they were called diggers

do you know they used to call the irish white niggers?

now that you know, you can use this as a whataboutsim to say slavery was not really a big deal because some whites suffer4dd it

now run off an get some more ai generated pictures of black living happily in the 50s

stormfront recycling machine
Arabs were the most inhumane slave traders. Noone talks about it. The slaves were castrated so they could not sure .
The Arabs fetched slaves from the deep interiors of Africa OR they had African chiefs swll their enemies as slaves..
The white man stopped slave trade .
Maybe you can say a little prayer for him .
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:01pm On Apr 11, 2025
bemeruca:
Before Floyd, Tony timpa died


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X4PUwrq8tA

No one gives a crap because he is white.

You will never post this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ooa7wOKHhg

To you police brutality is only experienced by blacks.
smiley.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 1:12pm On Apr 11, 2025
Grok analysis of released crossfire hurricane documents.


Jay Dook
@JayDook
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Grok analysis #1:
Based on the documents I analyzed, it’s clear there’s a tangled web of actions, motivations, and potential missteps by various players in the Russiagate saga—FBI and DOJ officials, intelligence figures, and even political operatives. Let’s break it down and explore who might face scrutiny or prosecution, sticking to what’s in the texts and avoiding speculation beyond that.

Potential "Bad Guys" and Prosecutable Actions
FBI Leadership (Comey, McCabe, Priestap)What They Did: Comey’s firing sparked the Trump investigation, with McCabe greenlighting it based on Trump’s Holt interview and Comey’s loyalty/Flynn memos (Page 97). Priestap briefed Priebus to counter a NYT story but refused to go public, citing security risks (Page 91).
Why It’s Shady: Critics could argue McCabe rushed to investigate Trump with thin justification, possibly fueled by bias after Comey’s exit. Comey’s memo-keeping and leaking (not detailed here but widely known) might also suggest a personal agenda. Priestap’s selective briefing could be seen as playing favorites with the White House.
Prosecution Odds: Slim under current law—investigative discretion is broad, and no clear crime emerges. Political bias isn’t illegal unless it crosses into provable misconduct (e.g., falsifying evidence). No recent moves suggest prosecution as of April 10, 2025.

DOJ Officials (Rosenstein, Ohr)What They Did: Rosenstein drafted the Comey firing memo under Trump’s pressure, then mulled wearing a wire and invoking the 25th Amendment (Pages 97-100). Ohr funneled Steele’s dossier info to the FBI, despite Steele’s clear anti-Trump slant (Pages 7-9).
Why It’s Shady: Rosenstein’s wiretap idea and 25th Amendment talk look like desperate overreactions, potentially abusing his role. Ohr’s backchannel with Steele, tied to Clinton-linked Simpson, smells like partisan meddling in an official capacity.
Prosecution Odds: Rosenstein’s actions, while wild, don’t clearly violate statutes—ethics probes are more likely than jail time. Ohr’s conduct could draw scrutiny for misuse of position, but no concrete charges have surfaced recently. Trump’s declassification push (March 25, 2025, per CNN) might reignite interest, but it’s unclear if it’s actionable.

Steele and Simpson (Dossier Players)What They Did: Steele fed Ohr unverified claims about Trump (e.g., Carter Page and FSB leverage), driven by desperation to stop Trump’s election (Pages 7-9). Simpson, hired by a Clinton lawyer, spread this to multiple outlets.
Why It’s Shady: The dossier’s unverified nature and Steele’s bias raise questions about deliberate misinformation. Simpson’s role amplifies the political weapon vibe.
Prosecution Odds: Private citizens have more leeway—libel or fraud might apply if provably false and damaging, but no public moves suggest active cases. The FBI used Steele’s info, so their liability might shield him unless new evidence flips that.

Mifsud (Papadopoulos Trigger)What They Did: Mifsud denied telling Papadopoulos about Russian DNC emails, claiming a misunderstanding, yet linked him to a Russian contact (Pages 83-84).
Why It’s Shady: If he lied to the FBI, it’s a crime (18 U.S.C. § 1001). His role as a possible Russian cutout could imply espionage or interference.
Prosecution Odds: He’s a foreign national, complicating U.S. jurisdiction. No recent updates indicate pursuit, and his denials muddy the waters.

Trump’s Side of the Ledger
What He Did: Fired Comey, pressed Rogers to debunk collusion publicly, asked McCabe about voting and morale, and pushed Rosenstein to include “Russia” in the firing memo (Pages 73-81, 93-100).
Why It Looks Bad: These moves scream interference—obstruction of justice (18 U.S.C. § 1503) could be argued if intent to derail the probe is proven.
Why It Might Not Be: Presidents have firing authority, and his asks didn’t always cross into orders. No hard evidence here ties him to Russian collusion.
Prosecution Odds: Mueller didn’t charge him, and DOJ policy avoids indicting sitting presidents. As of now, he’s not the target—his allies (e.g., Patel) are pushing to expose investigators, not defend him in court.
Recent Context (Up to April 10, 2025)
Trump’s March 25 declassification of Crossfire Hurricane docs (CNN) and Kash Patel’s FBI role signal a counteroffensive against the probe’s architects. Patel’s “halfway down the Russiagate hole” quip suggests more revelations could target FBI/DOJ figures.
No major prosecutions of these officials have been reported recently, but the forced exits of FBI brass (e.g., Dennehy, March 3, 2025, per NYT) and Jan. 6 agent reviews (NBC, Feb. 4, 2025) show Trump’s team flexing muscle. This could set the stage for investigations into investigators, though legal hurdles remain.
Who’s Most at Risk?
Ohr: His Steele ties and DOJ position make him a plausible scapegoat for “deep state” narratives. Misconduct probes could escalate if declassified docs show he hid conflicts.
Rosenstein: His wiretap/25th Amendment flirtations are the juiciest for critics, but prosecution would need ironclad proof of intent—tough to get.
FBI Rank-and-File: Jan. 6 agents face job purges (Reuters, Jan. 31, 2025), not prosecution, unless misconduct is pinned on them individually.
Bottom Line
The documents cast plenty of shadows—overzealous investigators, dossier drama, and Trump’s pushback all look messy. Right now, Trump’s camp is on offense, declassifying and purging, but no one’s in cuffs yet.



The FBI knew from day one that the Kremlin or GRU had not hacked the DNC emails.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 12:31pm On Apr 11, 2025
feedthenation:
---EU and China start trade talks to stop tariffs---this is not a good sign---and in other caption--- Felon 47 still wants to do trade deals with China---
EU got a rude wake-up call from the Pharmacists.
Trump is about to slap huge tariffs on pharmaceutical companies.

https://www.efpia.eu/news-events/the-efpia-view/statements-press-releases/pharma-ceos-alert-president-von-der-leyen-to-risk-of-exodus-to-the-us/

In a proactive move, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), went to the European Commission (EC) yesterday to hold talks with von der Leyen, calling for radical change

PRESS RELEASE – Today, CEOs of the research-based pharmaceutical industry issued a stark warning to President von der Leyen that unless Europe delivers rapid, radical policy change then pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing is increasingly likely to be directed towards the US....

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:59am On Apr 11, 2025
Crossfire Hurricane Files released.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/read-declassified-russia-collusion-documents-turned-over

700 pages of them.
Now I'll backtrack and see who thought Trump is Putin's puppet once everything is laid out .
One thing I'm 100% sure , is that Judge Boasberg will feature in the document releases.

Contents released .

2025.04.10 - Adm Rogers NSA interview.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Bruce Ohr interviews.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Christopher Steele Binder.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Comey text messages.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - DJT Flynn Christie defensive briefing.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - FISA notes on Steele reports.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Flynn interview.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Halper files.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - HRC attorneys defensive briefing.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - McCabe memos.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - McCabe text messages.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Mifsud interview.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Page & Strzok Lync messages.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Page text messages.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Priestap text messages.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - State Dept Steele binder.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Steele reports thru Simpson & McCain.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Strzok text messages.pdf
File
2025.04.10 - Wolfe interview.pdf


These are all links. This looks like the beginning of the end.The walls are closing in.

Ijebos,a few days you asked why noone is in jail. These FBI official documents hopefully will show if crimes were committed by top ranking FBI officials (some of whom security clearances were revoked).

Could this release which definitely was conceived by Obama be the cause of the apparent rumours of impending divorce with Mitchell Obama? Time will tell whether she will still be associated with that scoundrel. Yes I will call him a scoundrel. A scoundrel.
Foreign Affairs › Crossfire Hurricane Files Declassified by basilico(op): 9:51am On Apr 11, 2025
Some of the FBI witch-hunt Russia collusion files have been released.
Justthenews.com has 700 pages of them .

https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/read-declassified-russia-collusion-documents-turned-over
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:40am On Apr 11, 2025
feedthenation:
---So tell us, Oga Basilico---how many extra millions magically appeared in your portfolio courtesy of those genius tariff-fueled trades masterminded by your Supreme MAGA Overlord? Word on the street is even young Barron Trump was bragging on a famous social media handle about raking in millions---
Show evidence that Barron made money from the Dip , and that it was improper of him to make money.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
cococandy:
A Tale as old as time.

Republicans ruin the economy catering to the billionaires at the expense of the general public.

Democrats come in when everyone finally comes to their senses and fix it. Like clockwork.
Trump's economy was booming until they brought in COVID. You tell me why Faucci was pardoned. He was the fox guarding the chicken house.
We know Bill Gates and WHO had simulated a pandemic in October 2019.
We now know at least 7 members of the USA military team returned with COVID like symptoms. The games were held in Wuhan the epicentre of COVID only two months before COVID was unleashed officially.
We know they called Trump a racist for banning travel from China,the land of brown people.
We know Faucci disregarded an Obama order 2014 to halt funding of Gain of Function research ( I'm sure you know what that is) on dangerous corona viruses .Faucci shifted the experiments to Wuhan in 2016 -17 or so and resumed funding it through Dr Daszak of Ecohealth Alliance.
We know scientists in Feb 2020 said the virus was bio engineered in a lab, 3 days later they sang a different tune after Faucci held a conference call with them ,their email exchanges are out there.
Not a single bat with COVID virus as it exists in humans has been produced so far, yet they claim it was zoonotic. The caves where the original bats was found are 900 miles away from Wuhan.
We know Faucci came up with face diapers,social distancing and lockdowns from no scientific basis at all in order to " stop the spread ' and also achieve " herd immunity".
We know anyone who opposed lockdowns and use of medicines like IVM and HCL was ostracized and many lost their jobs
We now know patient zero ( I'm sure you know what means) was Dr Ben Hu, Yu Ping, and Yan Zhu who worked in the WuFlu lab.
https://blog.whitecoatwaste.org/2023/06/15/covid-origin-wcw-investigation-proves-u-s-govt-funded-patient-zero/

Finally recall COVID was Trump's Katrina moment ( Nancy Pelosi quote),the democrats and deep state did all they could to change electoral rules. Aided by big tech they took control of public opinion to dislodge Trump from power. If you believe in a god ,it was only through the Almighty that Trump was able to escape being banned from contesting,being bankrupted,being smeared in a court by a IndecentStar whose initials are STD, being jailed for life, being shot at Butler in the only one rally out of 75 that CNN bothered to cover live. Plus survived a murder attempt from Ryan Routh , a broke pensioner who owned 6 phones and had talked to contacts he thought were Ukrainians to purchase a $100K Stinger missile to down Trump's plane.
I'd hate Trump if anything of what I've written is not true.You are in the medical field ,you should be the expert here.

Bush was a war monger ,who started unnecessary wars but wanted everyone to own a home and facilitated risky mortgage financing that wall street took advantage of.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
IjeBos:
I guess the Supreme Court is pro MS-13 and gangsters too, right Bemeruca?
How morally bankrupt do you have to be to defend the DOJ acknowledging to "mistakenly" snatching someone and sending them to a prison camp and then refusing to return him. A position that the Conservative Supreme Court wouldn't even defend.
El Salvador can slap charges on him and deny Trump extradition until he completes his sentence. They can say he slapped a guard.
He was a high ranking member of a gang known for its violence.
Nothing to celebrate here. It only shows that Republican appointed justices can look at the law strictly without political bias Unlike the other 3 activists in that court who will only go against democrat positions when they are too extreme.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:59am On Apr 11, 2025
raumdeuter:
You cant under estimate how much technology has made your life easier
Look at the life of your grandpa and compare to now. Your grandpa had to trek kilometers to get to the next village. About 100yrs ago most people didnt move beyond 10miles of where they were born because it was hard. Now you can be in New York in the morning and Tokyo by nightfall

Also think of the numerous diseases that would kill people easily in the 50s that have been eradicated now

Things as common now as hot shower or air conditioner were luxuries, Some times I wonder how people coped in the Summer heat or winter cold those days

There might be some aspects that would be better in the 50s but overall I think life is better now at least for me
There is advancement in technology of course. How about the basic life building blocks. Those days people were happier with what they had, there was racial discrimination I know and efforts to fight it is still going on.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:53am On Apr 11, 2025
IjeBos:
As opposed to the Republican who are even much more white and led by a man who thinks Naij is a shithole country?
How many white people have you ever met? 10?
The Republicans who fought democrats to free the slaves .
How many white people have I met. I have worked with them, I work with them, I shoot pool with them, I attend their quiz nights ( (my children's schools), I occasionally get to watch their pantomimes and plays and attend other social functions with them. My bosses are white from all over. I save them.shitloads of money through my work.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
GloriousGbola:
It is how you know he has never stepped on the shores of the us

That's why he can swallow bs from right wing edge lords on 4chan

I was trying to remeber Henry Louis gates but I got this instead


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnhMIYrxTB4?si=Bit5xw43aRKBM2JB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Louis_Gates_arrest_controversy

People arrested in their own homes. Does a old bookish man look like he can break into a house?

This is the same way they killed breonna Taylor and house niggers keep doing their best to defend police


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3662COVmn8?si=f-zrobG_foxXPLZD

Back in the 50s this man would have been lynched. They lynched a 14 year old because some woman said he cat called her.



You need to read more. There is one fundamental thing about whites - they do not behave like a monolith. Whites went to war against other whites over slavery. Whites joined blacks as freedom riders. Lyndon Johnson pushed the civil rights Bill. Whites provided support networks for runaway slaves. Today as some whites cheer trump on, others oppose him.

Gene rodenberry wrote the star trek I spoke about.

Stan Lee created the xmen - whose leaders are a civil rights metaphor magneto as Malcom x and Martin Luther as Charles xavier

Maybe the Jews should also get over the Holocaust. Maybe the Koreans should get over the comfort women, maybe Vietnamese should get over the war. That is the thinking of spoilt children who have never experienced pain and think others suffering is a joke.
Correct this.
White Republicans fought white democrats who wanted to own slaves. Not a single Republican owned slaves. The Republican party was founded mainly to stop slavery.
Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil rights Act because in his own words, it would have the niggaz voting for democrats for another 200 years. Which they still do
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:02pm On Apr 10, 2025
GloriousGbola:
Did you see the article I posted? They are already halting sales to the US. The people who will suffer the doubled price are the consumers.

Chinese businesses are not like American businesses with shareholders demanding profit every quarter. They can take a hit while they amend their strategy. Huawei and ZTE were banned from the US. So did they die? Kaspersky has been banned. Has the company collapsed?

You are echoing trumps delusion - that the US is the only game in town.

Byd cars do not sell in US. Has that stopped their growth?
I never said China will go broke.Uts only a matter of time before other countries start shunning China because their trade practices dubious.
Don't know why you are harping on this instead of accepting basilico's position as the gospel truth.
What worries the EU president the most right now?
Chinese dumping their goods in Europe.
My point is made
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:54pm On Apr 10, 2025
raumdeuter:
All these comparing 1950 to now

Is like comparing Lagos life to village or living in America vs living in Nigeria

There might be some things good about village life or living in Nigeria or living in the 50s

But overall majority of people will prefer living in Lagos, America and in the current 2025 vs the other options

For me I will prefer living in the city in USA in 2025.
I wouldn't want to live without my phone and everything else that's been invented and developed since then.

Grok tells me the percentage of homeless people in the 50s was 6-10 times less than today.
Very few tent dwellers or people living in their cars .Someone can use similar examples to say life was better then on average though not luxurious.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:35pm On Apr 10, 2025
GloriousGbola:
Rewinding transformer is for repairers

The factory already has the transformers in stock

The parts for different regions are all available at the factory and they are all interchangeable


I took my phone to the a Samsung repair center. They said my screen was not the spec for Nigeria. But they still ordered the screen for me.

Thinkpads for Europe are the same as Thinkpads for the US outside of two or three components

Different keyboard and different sim module.

Repurposing is nothing.
Same way they can flash different roms for different regions onto the device.
You still dont get . Your flagship products, specific for your largest market, suddenly their price just doubled.
This is not the same as power going off when the barber has just shaven one half of your head
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:49pm On Apr 10, 2025
Maeve7:
Now he’s comparing the US to Nigeria. Next he will tell us that Americans want the jobs of the Chinese in sweatshops. cheesy

Of course, they did. The upward mobility of the working class in this age wasn’t high. They all died where they were born, uneducated and slaving 12 hours at the assembly line.
Say they didn't have big dreams like having 20 million views , but methinks they was happy with what life offered them .
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:46pm On Apr 10, 2025
budaatum:
Hear yourself. If they have orders from Amazon, Home Depot and Walmart, wouldn't they get paid? Or perhaps you just haven't heard how quickly China can repurpose a factory.
He has to prove that he knows Chinese can quickly rewind a transformer or more.

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